musk wanted coleman to supply keflex is simply but coleman was not ready to give up prominent customers like bmw. tesla promised job guarantees to diffuse of the labor tensions at coleman. germany still workers union -- steel workers union said it has reduced the potential for a strike and it is demanding improved pay. the swiss watch industry is known for its luxury time he's but it is also in a crisis. last year exports slumped 10% and that is the biggest drop since the initial crisis. the industry is keen to keep its celebrity brand ambassadors in the spotlight. george clooney was seen sporting his a mega speed master. -- omega speed master. he was all smiles when he met his childhood hero buzz aldrin. the watch has been worn on every nasa mission since 1985. that's the latest from the business desk. back over to brent. brent: thank you very much. now to venezuela. that country's socialist government is announcing it is withdrawing from the organization of american states after weeks of antigovernment protests in the government -- in the country. another protester was killed in the c

erin coleman, nbc10 news. >> thank you. in egypt today christians are burying more than 40 people killed in twin suicide bombings at churches. mourners are carrying the victim's caskets through the streets as hundreds look on. the u.s. is condemning what it calls the barbaric attacks. bombers held on palm sunday. at least 17 people were killed at one church, another 27 died in a second church. isis is claiming responsibility. >> secretary of state rex tillerson is in italy for a meeting that has been given added urgency by the developments in syria. tillerson is attending the meeting of g 4. the meeting is being overshadowed by last week's chemical attack and the response by the u.s. military. the group hopes to end a unified mention that russian must end support for syria. >> today we learn more about the future of the philadelphia airport and what it means for passengers like us. lauren mayk found out about some of those big changes we can expect over the next few years. >> reporter: the airport is bringing in food from l

william coleman jr. was 96 years old. we'll be right back. hi hey i'll take one of those new fast play games. oh, you ready for a rush? uh, sure! ♪ i'm pretty excited for you right now. ♪ fast play is the new way to play fast and win instantly from the pennsylvania lottery. pick a game, get your ticket and see if you've won. i won! fast play, please! fast play. play fast. win instantly. >>> a norman rockwell painting is back where it belongs more than 40 years after it was stolen from a south jersey home. yesterday in center city, the fbi returned the painting to the owners, the grant family. it was turned in by an art dealer who had it hanging in his kitchen, thinking it was a copy. owner robert grant of cherry hill paid $100 for the art work after damaging it while playing pool. it was stolen from the family's home during a break-in during 1976 milli 1976. investigators say the damage from the pool game helped them i.d. the painting. it could be worth more than $1 million or more. >>> today is the first day of the annual cherry blossom fest

we're live in the breaking news center, erin coleman, nbc 10 nouz. >>> happening roigt now, a jury is deliberating in the murder trial of eric frein. he's accused of killing one state trooper and injuring another in an ambush at the bar racks in 2014. nbc 10 is live outside the courthouse where we are waiting on a verdict. >> still waiting any news of a verdict. they are deliberate iing right . they started just before 1:00 p.m. this jury is from chester county. they have been staying up here in the poconos for the length of the trial. and today in court, the prosecution laid out its closing argument going over all that evidence and pointing to the motive one more time. prosecutors say eric frein wanted to spark a revolution when he shot two troopers. >> his defense team spoke for ten minutes, but the prosecution went for almost two hours. the district attorney called had him a terrorist with murder in his heart and a rifle in his hand. the jury saw surveillance video of the sniper attack showing the ambush at the barracks and the body of brian dixon. by early afternoon, the jury fina

ithink it's important and feel remiss because even in my comments i jumped straight to coleman young. is important to note in that space between 1967 when there is a rebellion and when he is elected, actually my entire book focuses on that exact period. it is an extraordinarily rich period of political experimentation, argument, imagination. organizationsiple that are making that a rich fabric. what i argue is that in that moment ditch work fully up for grabs in a way we have completely lost our imagination about today. the title of the book is "whose detroit," meaning whose city is this going to be? that the deliberate choice. after the rebellion, rather than collapsed detroit becomes one of the most contested terrains in american history. you have a vision of the city as a law and order city in the white lens. you have a black left imagination of the city is very complicated. yes, there are many different threads in trends. hugely international, and africanist.-- pan- presencepoint is the is what makes it even possible for coleman young to be elected. detroit --sible for it makes it

william coleman died today. he was a lifelong republican and champion of sieve wil civil rig. he served as transportation secretary for president ford. he helped write the legal briefs for brown v. education outlawing segregation in public schools. william coleman dead at the age of 96. >> a new study shows if you are trying to snack healthier, time is on your side. researchers explored ways to get people to pick healthier food from a vending machine. it turns out delayed gratification had the best results. people were not willing to get their snacks to the point that there was a 5% uptick in healthy purchases. several bucks county residents who have done extraordinary things shared their story at the bucks county community college to raise money for brain tumor research. a 75-year-old try athlete and accomplished sled dog racer covering 50,000-miles by dog among the speakers. >> impressive. >> can we get rid of the rain? >> rain leaves tonight, clouds leave during the day tomorrow. sunday, a beautiful day. you have to be patient. double scan showing a scattering of light show

. >>> civil rights lawyer william coleman jr. is dead. he was the second african-american to be a white house cabinet member. he granted from the university of pennsylvania and graduated first in his class from harvard law. williams coleman jr. was 96 years old. >>> also tonight, explosives intelligence. experts think terrorists have found a new way to sneak bombs on to airplanes. >>> plus, epipen problems. why the drug is under recall. >>> and running out of room. why so many stranded seals are showing up at this jersey shore facility. >>> and we're starting to dry out. i'm going to show you the best time to head outside this weekend and when the rain returns. look at these numbers. >>> a recall of the emergency anti-allergy medicine epipen is expand to the u.s. the allergy shots may not work. the problem could be life threatening. they were distributed from december 2015 through july 2016. for full details about the recall log on to www.nbc10.com or tap the nbc 10 app. >>> new details on what led to that electronics ban at airports arou

i'm erin coleman. >> and i'm keith jones. up next "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. back for the draft special. >>> tonight, paying the price. late word of a settlement me between united airlines and that passenger violently dragged off a plane as we sit down exclusively with united's ceo. what he says is to blame and what changes are on the way. >>> cop-killer stand off. a state trooper gunned down and a 20-hour drama. the swat team blows the door open as he comes out shooting. >>> american special ops soldiers killed. two dead, another wounded. what happened? >>> tv controversy, a new series about a fictional teenage girl and the 13 reasons why she took her own life. some schools sounding the alarm accusing the series of glamorizing suicide. >>> what's the story? an inspiring young

erin coleman is joining us with the breakdown of the events. >> they voted to use the nuclear option to clear the way for the confirmation of neil gorsuch. it allows the nominee to move to final confirmation with a simple majority of just a 51 votes opposed to 60 votes. democrats objected until the end, but the efforts to block gorsuch failed as expected. >> it changes the rules from here on out. that means it will be e easier for the majority party to confirm the nominee than the future no matter who is president. >> everyone likes to point the funger at the other side as the source of the distress. there's abundant blame to go around. >> pennsylvania senator took to social media to voice his support for neil gorsuch. >> president trump could not have chosen a better normminee d more qualified individual in the judicial mainstream. >> that is part of the video the republican senator posted on facebook. a final confirmation vote should come tomorrow. >> back to you guys. >>> president trump is kick iin off a highly anticipated summit with china's president in florida today. the chine

erin coleman, nbc 10 news. >>> u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson is in russia after tensions escalate. >> tillerson is the first administration official to visit russia. the trip comes days after an airstrike in syria that the russians called an act of aggression. russia has backed syria's president in the long running civil war. its foreign ministry said it hopes for productive talks with secretary of state tillerson. >>> russia announced today the syrian government is willing to let international experts examine the base for signs of chemical weapons. the u.s. hit the base with more than 50 missiles last week. the base has been linked to a chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of civilians days earlier. russia's president today said his country will appeal to the united nations to investigate the attack. >>> state representative cruz says heroin addicts are being lured from puerto rico. once here they are used to collect welfare benefits. puerto rican senator testified at today's hearing. >>> new details on t

coleman: i think that was what i was talking about. not think, that is exactly what was talking about. not to say we have not had passionate conversations, but the landscape has been changing dramatically, especially in the last 20 years. and since it has been changing and richmond is discovering rings it never knew, i came to richmond in 2008. i came to richmond in 2008 to become a part of this community, and even after short nine years, there -- even after a short nine years, there has been a remarkable change. this is how they chose to commemorate the says quote -- the suspect -- the sesquicentennial. it was the only state to do that. it was a deliberate decision to have conversations about the war and its impact on the municipality. errs -- and this .as stunning to me most richmond errs did not realize that richmond burned because of the confederates. right? that their idea , it is theat burned heart of its commerce. it is the hearts of what the confederacy wanted to destroy, and because it disappeared from the landscape, again, th

for now, erin coleman, nbc 10 news. >>> chopper 10 over breaking news. within the last hour police are on the scene here of what is a barricade situation. we are being told that a man with a knife is sitting in a window. reportedly threatening his girlfriend. we cannot see that from what we are looking at now, but we are being told. police are not sure if he's still inside. a barricade situation in philadelphia. we'll keep you updated. >>> 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with a philadelphia police officer accused of shooting her husband in the groin. here's the disturbing part. police say the three children were inside during all this. >> reporter: three kids were inside the house. they were unharmed. the shooting happened in the the couple's driveway in their home that they have been end renting for the last year. when they arrived they found the husband inside and spent the day talking to his wife. it wasn't until they heard choppers they knew something happened. >> we looked out and there was police cars and detectives. >> the shooting happened a

coleman jr. of philadelphia was an honors graduate of the university of pennsylvania and also the harvard law school. and after serving in the army air corps in world war ii, he clerked for supreme court justice felix frankfurter as an attorney. he co-authored the legal brief in brown versus board of education which held school segregation to be unconstitutional and struck down the discredited notion of separate but equal. and through a long career in the law and in public service, bill coleman played a role in republican administrations from president eisenhower through president ford for whom he served as the first african-american cabinet member in a republican administration. president bill clinton awarded secretary coleman the presidential medal of freedom. william t. coleman jr. he was 97. >>> we're back with the "hardball" round table. jonathan, tell me something i don't know. >> so everyone is focused on tax reform, that this is the thing, the next big thing they're going to have a big fi

coleman jr.philadelphia was an honors graduate of the university of pennsylvania and also the harvard law school. and after serving in the army air corps in world war ii, he clerked for supreme court justice felix frankfurter as an attorney. he co-authored the legal brief in brown versus education which held school segregation to be unconstitutional and struck down the discredited notion of separate but equal. and through a long career in the law and in public service, bill coleman played a role in republican administrations from president eisenhower through president ford for whom he served as the first african-american cabinet member in a republican administration. president bill clinton awarded secretary coleman the presidential medal of freedom. william t. coleman jr. he was 97. anything else to talk about. but then i realized there was. so, i finally broke the silence with my doctor about what i was experiencing. he said humira is for people like me who have tried other medications but still

erin coleman, nbc 10 news. >>> turning to our first alert weather. a beautiful beach day. nbc 10 in relaxing on the sand. they are clear in center city. as we look live from our campus camera, things are going to go downhill fast. we have issued a a first alert for tomorrow as we track the threat of storms. you can see that live on the first alert radar. let's go to tammie souza and the first alert neighborhood forecast. >> we're going to be look iing strong storms tomorrow. possibly severe storms. ask potentially some flooding across the area. for tonight this is what we're going to do. the clouds are in place already. we have already seen the sunshine and a high of 69. 6 in philly with winds out of the southeast. winds the severity with the storms, but we're still going to be looking at strong storms. the clouds thicken. we're not looking at any rain yet. a good part of the night. nothing going on across the area. the main body of the storm is way back here. it's coming out of the midwest and ahead of it is kicking off the lines of strong storms. a lot of these are possi

. >> erin coleman went back to her neighborhood and her high school where her journey to fame began. >> in the halls of the high school in north philly she is everywhere. dawn stayly, that name, that face and her many, many awards. >> when i visit the game she was a freshman but you knew right then and there that she had a lot of potential. >> reporter: she was a senior here when she was a freshman and now she can add coach of the ncaa women's basketball champs to her resume. >> i'm a surk for story book endings. >> reporter: she's never forgotten her roots. not now, not then in her 2013 hall of fame induction speech. >> when i thought about how far i've come. >> reporter: to playing at uva to the olympics to the wnba. >> reporter: she played right here on this court making a name for herself, not only on the hardwood. >> dawn was always a scholar and an athlete, a scholar first. she's always been humble. she always gives back to our school. to the community. >> reporter: and she continues to be a role podle for students. >> this is one thing that they can say this is real. she walke

william coleman jr. now to a story that we brought to you new at 11:00 last night. new jersey lawmakers are pushing to have a convicted cop killer returned to the u.s. from cuba. joanne chesimard escaped prison in the 1970s after murdering a state trooper during a traffic stop. she fled to cuba and was granted asylum there. two congressmen are now reintroducing a bill that would require federal officials to submit annual reports on the number of fugitives abroad and what's being done to bring them bal soon be placed at the site of one of philadelphia's darkest days. just yesterday, pennsylvania stat aroved a request for the marker near the move house inia. it was 1985 when police dropped a bomb on the house, occupied by membsmove, to end a standoff. 11 people were killed, were children. dozens of homes were destroyed. students at the jubilee school nominated the site for an historical marker after studying the incident. >>> starting today, lpolice in new jersey will be making a very special effort to cat

host: congresswoman, bonnie watson coleman, we'll have to leave it there. thank you for the conversation. guest: thank you for having me, greta, thank you. bryan desloge and peter mclaughlin of the national association of counties will oin us next to talk about how the policies decided in washington impact them on a local level. >> this weekend on american history t.v. on c-span 3. eastern on ht 8 lecture necessary history, hakim rhinehart on culture in the u.s. in last half 19th century. >> these are the values the victorians are promoting, yourself, don't give in to urges and gluttony and be modest, the time, don't brag and make yourself the center of attention and work be lazy.not >> at 10, on real america, 1984 active measures," about measures to use forgery, of fake nd spreading news to further their cold war agenda. diplomatic powers arrived in the secret packages and were to my office. almost each time there would be forgery there, you know, like in spy movies. >> sunday 6:30 p.m. eastern, historians talk about their role witnesses in court cases. >>

i'm erin coleman. >> i'm keith james. that happened at dover air force base.ve, tim, i understand these airmen facing charges are from philadelphia? >> yeah. one is from philadelphia. the other florida. both stationed here together at the dover air force base. they're not here anymore. both locked up and facing serious charges. >> sounds disgusting. shouldn't be doing that. >> reporter: the general reaction around the dover air force base. the u.s. attorney's office in wilmington says 25-year-old airmen from philadelphia met an acquaintance and bought a troubled 15-year-old

host: at our table to talk by the increase immigration arrests is bonnie watson coleman, democrat ofew jersey. thank you for being care. let's remind our viewers what daca is and who qualifies. guest: it is commonlyer

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william coleman lives his entire life breaking barriers.e attended a segregated elementary schools in alba ma. when he tried to join the all white sim team, the team disbanded rather than letting hill join. he had trouble getting a job as a lawyer. he was also one of the first americans of color to argue before first in his place at harvard. later, when he graduated top of his law class, he struggled getting a job, until a prominent philadelphia lawyer hired him for his firm, where he rose to great prominence. serving as the chair of the public transit authority, septa and senior council to the warren commission investigating the kennedy assassination. he was known as a friend and mentor to many. to many justices of the supreme court. to many young reporters in philadelphia, me included. coleman is survived by his wife, his two sons, a daughter and four grandchildren. he was a great man. he will be missed. we'll be right back. once there was a little pig that had built his house out of straw. one day a big bad wolf huffed and he puffed and

coleman jr.6. >>> and still ahead, why a special independent commission has not been ordered to look into russian interference with presidential elections and the trump administration. what super poligrip does for me is it keeps the food out. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. just a few dabs is clinically proven to seal out more food particles. super poligrip is part of my life now. . . >>> we're going to the point where we actually encouraged people to talk to the house and senate intelligence committee and appropriate investigators to continue to get to the bottom of this. that is opposite of what you normally think somebody was not trying to get to the bottom would do. >> white house press secretary sean spicer friday into the investigation of ties with the trump campaign and russia officials. we are back with sezerlina maxwl and rick tyler. >> it is hard to unravel. the president has the ability or his department, justice departme

host: at our table to talk by the increase immigration arrests is bonnie watson coleman, democrat of new jersey. thank you for being care. let's remind our viewers what daca is and who qualifies. guest: it is commonly referred to as dreamers, people who have come young, here's were not documented and in these children do not necessarily have full citizenship but they only know this as their country. these are the individuals we have educated and from elementary school up to college, these are the young people that we recognize we needed to provide educational opportunities at the highest they did notough meet certain residency requirements or citizenship requirements. these are really americans, these are children who believe they are americans. host: how do you qualify for the program? , i do not are defined know what process you have to go through. i am certain with all of the dreamers coming out and making it known there is an issue and not just this administration but even in the former administration, there's a process you go through so that it can establish you have been here s

libraries like the joseph coleman regional could benefit from facility up grades funded through the philadelphiaeverage tack. >>> and taking in the views at philadelphia's most scenic location it's not always easy on foggy say it could be hard to seat skyline much more than 2,000 runners got out today as our anita oh reports all about bringing awareness to the air we breathe. >> reporter: more than 2500 runners laced up that sneakers sunday for the 36th annual run for clear air in philadelphia. >> great day to run outside. >> reporter: organized by the cleaner council region's largest earth day celebration which has grown to what it is from just over 100 participants in 1981. executive director joseph, says he's encouraged by the turn out. >> given what's going on right now in washington and what have you, i'm taking solace in the fact these people are here and hopefully will become more politically engaged and protecting the environment. >> reporter: both the 10k and 5k races featured a scenic route on martin luther king, jr., boulevard along the schuylkill river. race organizers say they aim t

new jersey democratic congresswoman bunny watson coleman talks about the increasing immigration arrests. and brian and pewter of the national association of counties will discuss potential budget cuts. be sure to watch of the western journal -- on "washington journal" at 7:00 a.m. this morning. admirable --y, amaral harry harris is back on capitol hill about strategy focusing on north korea. follow live coverage from the armed services committee at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3. you can also watch as c-span.org and listen on the c-span radio app. >> saturday, c-span's live coverage of the white house correspondents dinner. the entertainer will be ,orrespondent at the daily show president trump will not attend the dinner making him the first president in more than three decades to skip the annual gathering. live coverage at 9:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. featureseekend, booktv the evangelicals, the struggle to shape america. features the>> it was impossible to understand the evangelical right , without understanding its history. because a lot of their , makeses, ideology perfect sense in th

keith jones and erin coleman will be live with our preview then this thursday is eagles draft day. >> the draft isn't the only big sporting event happening in philly. the penn relay kick off this thursday. a lot going on. this blockbuster sports weekend coming up with mayor kenny. he also invited fans in town for the draft to take public transit and check out the historic running event. here's a live look at penn relays where the competition will be held. they start thursday the 27th. the world famous track and field competition has been held at u of penn since 1885. >> president trump is approaching the first 100 days of his presidency as tensions between the u.s. and north korea escalate. >> north korea threatening to sink a u.s. aircraft carrier and has contained another american citizen. the latest was a professor over the weekend when he tried to leave the country. north korea was the topic of discussion at a big meeting at the white house today. all 15 members of the united nation security council met with president trump. >>> congress is returning to capitol hill determined to

. >>> you're watching nbc 10 news at 5:00 with keith jones and erin coleman. >>> a colorado company takingijuana seams to a whole new level. >> as further a drive-thru dispensary opened yesterday. parachute, three hours outside denver off i-70. an old drive-thru restaurant. you pull in, without getting out of your car, you can buy your choice of marijuana. >> it's a stand-alone building that you drive your car into. the doors close behind you, so you're technically inside the dispensary, inside your automobile. >> on the menu, lemon diesel, mile high mint chocolate and peanut butter buddha. it recreational smoking is legal in colorado it is illegal to get high while driving. no one under 21 eve ain ln allo on the property. not even in a customer's car. >> wow. >> and turning to weather. hoping things clear up. >> second half the weekend. chilly temperatures, accurate forecast, i am tracking 80s next week. >>> plus, for two years we've never heard from convicted man eric graen but th eric green. but that's about to change. figuring a strategy to keep him alive. >>> you really needed umbrell

riegts now let's go back to the studios with keith jones and erin coleman. >> thank you. >>> nbc 10 will bring you behind the scenes for all the action from the nfl draft tonight. catch our live draft day special at 7:00. then we'll wrap up all the highlights for you on sunday night with eagles blueprint. >> this former national security adviser michael flynn is being investigated by the defense department. at issue whether flynn took payments from foreign governments. new documents show that flynn was warned about accepting gifts from foreign governments when he retired in 2014. but flynn accepted nearly $34,000 to speak in russia the following year and another $500,000 from the turkish government. his lawyer claimed his briefed the defense department before and after the trip to moscow. >> i don't care what his lawyer says. there's no such document saying he requested permission to get money or received it. >> he was forced to e resign in february after it was revealed he misled mike pence about conversations with the russian ambassador. >>> switching gears now, sentenced to die. eric

host: at our table to talk by the increase immigration arrests is bonnie watson coleman, democrat of new jersey. thank you for being care. let's remind our viewers what daca is and who qualifies. guest: it is commonly referred to as dreamers, people who have comeng

chris hahn and starly coleman. i had questions about icwa if there are any current legislative sessions to appeal it, thank you? >> the goldwater institute filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of children who are subjected to lower standards under the law. we are also working in state legislatures to reform the law as well. john: will you succeed? >> we will not succeed through a legislative route. john: why won't the legislators change the law? >> the vast majority of people shake their head and say that is too bad. they run up. lawmakers run up against a powerful political interest in tribes. they have a lot of money, spend a lot on elections and nobody wants to be on the wrong side of what the tribes say they want. john: who else? who's next? >> you mention you support free trade, and in the cases where it's one sided, how would you approach that? >> i am in the minority of progressives where i am for free trade. quite frankly, i'd rather trade with a country than go to war with them. john: what's wrong with f

coleman jr. was a lawyer who played a key role in several civil rights cases beginning with brown versus board of education which outallowed segregation in public school. he was appointed secretary of transportation by gerald ford. he served for many years as president and then chairman of the naacp legal chair and fund. president clinton awarded him the presidential medal of freedom in 1995. he was 96 years old. >>> a trailblazer of gay rights has died. gilbert baker was an artist best known for designing the rainbow flag that became a symbol of the lgbtq rights. he became an activist in the community in san francisco where he taught himself to sew making his first flag in 1978. he made a flag that stretched all across key west in florida from the gulf of mexico to the atlantic ocean. he never trademarked his design. he was 65 years old. >>> watching all those pounds at the airport, these days it's not only about excess baggage. >>> finally tonight for those of us passing through airplanes on a

and i'm erin coleman. still well above average throughout our area. >> nbc first alert meteorologist bill henley is here with a bit of a mixed bag. >> that was a summer preview. you can look forward to that in june, july and august and today we do have a mixed bag. we saw sunshine this morning and the clouds racing and now it is a steady, light rain for philadelphia. you can see the raindrops on the lens and the view from the aquarium. look at the rain from the suburbs to new jersey and delaware and even through trenton and this is farther north than what was first expected and it will not be all day. the showers will dry out this afternoon and we will see sunshine again. the lehigh valley has dry out and the rain has ended there. 70 degrees at 2:00 and holding into the low 70s this afternoon and the wind shifting and that's going to give us a warm-up, allow for a warm-up and not for the 80s, not for today. late-day sunshine in philadelphia, and up to 72 degrees for the suburbs and the jersey shore getting

william coleman jr. septa is still trying to figure out what caused this train to fill up with smoke during yesterday's morning commute. a viewer sent us this video. the train was heading from west trenton into center city when it made an emergency stop at the north broad station. everybody got out safely and then they continued their commute on another train. >>> today, a public memorial will be held in wilmington for former phillies manager, dallas green. green led the phils to their first world series title in 1980. he spent more than six decades in baseball and earned a spot on the phillies' wall of fame. dallas green, of course, died last week at the age of 82. >>> okay, now to this cherry blossom video. yes, today is the first day of the annual cherry blossom festival of greater philadelphia. the japase in fairmount park will reopen after being closed all winter long. guests can wander the paths and admire the spring blossoms. there will also be a sushi-making class at the head house to mark the be

an obituary on the back page of the new york times, william t coleman junior died. the story in obituary noting that he was a champion of the cause of civil rights in several milestone cases before the supreme court. friday in alexandria, virginia at 96. he was involved in three major civil rights cases before the supreme court. mr. coleman recruited by thurgood marshall was an author of -- that outlawed segregation in 1954. schools 10 years later, he argued the case that led to supreme court decision of racially mixed couples. 1982, he argued that segregated private school should be barred from receiving federal tax exemptions. more of your calls on this question we are asking -- are you concerned about changing to internet privacy rules? eric in seattle, washington, life for democrats. good morning. caller: thank you. democrats give up every argument to the republicans. look at abortion. act is a republican policy where they invade our privacy. all of these laws are designed to protect them. you have no protection from the local police tapping your phone, search w

clive coleman, bbc news.seejon platt right now arriving at the supreme court to hear the ruling. he is the dad at the centre of this case. there he is outside having his photograph taken by members of the press. clive, this isa by members of the press. clive, this is a big dealfor parents, teachers and the department of education?m isa and the department of education?m is a huge deal. we know that parents head the fact if you take your child on holiday during the school holidays, you pay more money. there are many parents... in fact, ending and last year there were 800,000 children who missed school because they were taken on holiday by their pa rents they were taken on holiday by their parents during term time. it is a really big issue. the department of education argues that if you do that, you are damaging your child's chances at gcse level and indeed their life chances. parents on the other hand, like jon their life chances. parents on the other hand, likejon platt, argue that if their child is regularly

the group is working along 880 between coleman and alameda in san jose. agency says the message goes beyond beautification. >> we are actually trying to raise awareness of and clean up litter as much as we can today in order to show commuters that we do have an issue and that we would like to have them try to be more aware of litter and uncovered loads. >> workers are also cleaning up highways in alameda, contra costa and devil's slide. the chp is also issuing tickets for truck drivers with uncovered loads. earth day april 22. >>> mosquitoes are coming out in force in the bay area. it's because of all the standing water from the recent rains. "sky drone 5" showing us what we're dealing with right now. health officials say that they are expecting a higher-than- average mosquito population this year. they say that the insects can spread dangerous viruses like west nile. vector control is trying to control the larvae population. >>> let's check the powder in the sierra. this is a live look at "sierra at tahoe." data shows the snowpack levels are larger than

our legal correspondent, clive coleman, reports.iving at the highest court in the land, a father, john platt, about to find out if taking his daughter on holiday in term time meant he'd broken the law. in 2015, jon platt took his daughter on a week's holiday. he was fined £120 by his local council on the isle of wight forfailing to ensure she regularly attended school. he refused to pay and was prosecuted but argued successfully that his daughter, who had a more than 90% overall record, was regularly attending school. today, the supreme court unanimously disagreed with that. unauthorised absences have a disruptive effect, not only on the education of the individual child, but also on the work of other pupils and of their teachers. outside court, jon platt was visibly upset by the ruling. this case now has to go back to the isle of wight magistrates and start all over again. i can tell you, i have absolutely no intention of pleading guilty to this offence when it goes back to the magistrates' court. jon platt has lost his case here a

tevin coleman it is a sticking point whether or not they can unify as they head into the 100 day markicanwith voter. i want to read through some of the promises that he said he would get through on his first 100 days in all of this -- in office beer he said he would end illegal immigration, clean up corruption in washington, or during the swamp. i want to keep going through the list. middle-class tax relief, simplifying the tax code. school choice. i mean, this was an ambitious agenda that then candidate trump said he would embark on for his first 100 days. the legislative officials i talked with said they are being able to kick off a series of executive orders that they say will set the groundwork and foundation for them to carry out with these promises. the health care debacle several muchs ago is still very serving as a political ghost of sorts hunting over this administration. scarlet: kevin cirilli, bloomberg's chief white house correspondents and little peterson, thank you so much. coming up, the commerce raisingy says u.s. is tariffs on canadian lumber. we will explore next. th

we spoke to bonnie watson coleman of new jersey. this is 30 minutes. >> at the table this morning to talk about the increase in immigration arrest, bonnie served on the security committee, thank you for being here. let's remind our viewers what daca is and who qualifies it. >> guest: those are the individuals who have come to this country very young, whose parents are not documented in these children do not necessarily have fulls their citizenship. but they have grown here and they only know the sensor country.e so these are the individuals that we have educated and from elementary school to college these are the young people welel recognize we needed to provide educational opportunities at thd highest level were citizenshipe requirements. these are really americans. children who believe they are americans, young people who believe they are americans. >> and how to qualify for the program? >> guest: why don't know what process you have to go through.g i am certain with all of the dreamers coming out and making it known there is this

lou brock and ricky henderson vince coleman tim rains were all that type of threat.yer that could go zero for four impact game because a walk could be more exciting than a base hit. henderson once stole a roar 130 bases in a season in the american league. last year's al leader stole 43. the year before, 38 led the league. now it's clear the powers that be and fans dig the long ball. homeruns can be just as magical, a league that's actively trying to speed up the game should do just that. starting with the way the game is played on the base pads. iain. >> ron, thanks. >>> before we wrap up tonight, here's one last check on the breaking news we are following tonight. the us has launched tomahawk missiles at a syrian air base it is all in response to chemly attack that killed at least 86 syrian civilians including 26 children on monday. this is video of the aftermath. president trump is now calling on civilized countries to stop the bloodshed in syria. meanwhile second of state rex tillerson says russia hasn't done enough to prevent chemical attacks and for all the late

that is clive coleman there, talking to jon platt.you to damascus, with the syrian foreign minister is giving a news conference about that attack, thought to be a chemical attack, which killed more than 80 people this week. let's have a listen in. the first air raid conducted by the syrian army was that 1130 of that day and it attacked an army belonging to the muslim front which contained chemical weapons. translation: well, we have lost the english translation for a moment. this is the syrian foreign minister talking about that attack and he has denied the use of chemical weapons by the syrian government and has condemned the use of chemical weapons. translation: the evidence is that that army is actually monitored by cctv and had that raid actually happened, the damage would have reached a circle with a one kilometre diameter. ok, well, we might come back to that shortly. in the meantime, the white house has sent out a warning to russia over its support of the syrian regime. the us secretary of state, rex taylor saint —— rex tillers

congresswomany coleman talks about growing arrests.hen a discussion on potential budgetthen a discussion on potel budget cuts and counties. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. >> thursday, u.s. pacific command commander admiral harris is back on capitol hill testifying about military strategy in the asia-pacific region, focusing on north korea. live coverage from the senate armed services committee at nine: -- at 9:30 am eastern. you can also watch on www.c-span.org or listen with the c-span radio app. >> a washington political salon and foundations of american liberalism. we talk about a group of intellectuals, louis brandeis and hoover cooper micromet -- and herbert hoover . >> everyone associated with this house. race wasn't a salient issue for them. they cared about the rights of workers. junior int to holmes some of his opinions, including a 1923 case, which found that the first time the mob dominated criminal trials of blacks violated due process clause. that was a

keith jones and erin coleman are live at our draft headquarters. had tgi friday's right along the parkway. >> we hear that music out there, guys. can you feel the buzz? >> no question here. it is palpable here, the energy. 200,000 fans, they're getting ready to descend on the parkway behind us for the draft and the fan experience. >> the city has been preparing as we all know for months and the culmination of all that work happens in just one more day. tonight, crews are putting the last minute touches on the draft arena. a live look right now on that theater right on the set of philadelphia art museum. >> today, philadelphia police outlined their security plan to keep the crowds safe. lauren joins us right in front of the draft stage. what can fans expect out there for the draft? >> well, the first thing you can expect when you get here is quite a show. take a look at this. this thing is huge. you'll be able to see this from way down on the parkway. but to actually get inside here, keep in mind, you are going to have to go through security. you'll

coleman jr. in several cases beginning with brown versus board of education which outlaud segregation in public schools. he argued 19 cases before the court and was appointed president of transportation, only the second african-american to hold a cabinet post. he served as president and chairman of the naacp. bill clinton awarded him the presidential medal of freedom in 1995. he was 96 years old. >>> a trailblazer for gay rights has died. after serving in the army baker became an activist in the gay community in san francisco where he taught himself to sew making his first flag in 1978. on the 25th anniversary of the symbol he made a flag that stretched from the gulf of mexico to the atlantic ocean. he never trade marked his design calling it his gift to the world. he was 65 years old. >>> when we come back, watching all those pounds at the airport, these days it's not pounds at the airport, these days it's not when you're close to the people you love, does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touc

clive coleman, bbc news.e house has sent out a warning to russia over its support of the syrian regime, following the chemical attacks which killed at least 72 people earlier this week. us secretary of state, rex tillerson, said it was time russia re—assessed it's support of president assad. donald trump also condemned the attacks as "an affront to humanity," but did not mention russia, syria's ally. alexandra mackenzie reports. the town of khan sheikhoun where no—one will forget the horror of what happened. these men survived, but they lost mothers, fathers, and children. in washington, the words of a president. these heinous actions by the bashar al—assad regime cannot be tolerated. donald trump made no mention of russia, who, at the united nations security council, blamed syrian rebels for the chemical attack, which prompted this response. how many more children have to die before russia cares? nickey haley showed graphic pictures of the dead. we cannot close our highs to them. —— eyes. and further direct

clive coleman, bbc news. joining me now is sian griffiths, education editor at the sunday times.i should ask first of all, what do you make of that ruling? we were expecting the ruling, we ran a story on sunday in the sunday times to say john platt, the father who lost the case, was expecting to lose the case. i think it's going to be very difficult for schools and for families now, because this has been absolutely one of the most unpopular education policies that has come out of government in recent years and since it's been brought in, three and a half years ago, thousands of families have been fined and about 20,000 families i think have been prosecuted. law—abiding families that didn't have criminal records before now have criminal records and hundreds of thousands of parents have signed petitions against this against very strict interpretations of these school rules. surely there isa of these school rules. surely there is a common—sense argument of these school rules. surely there is a common—sense argument that says, if children are allowed to be pulled out of school at any